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LOS ANGELES — The box office might be struggling this year, but the horror genre is alive and well.

NEW YORK — The question hangs over an interview with Robert Plant, an obligation for the journalist and a depressing inevitability for his subject. Might as well get it over with.

Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage By Ken McGoogan HarperCollins, 438 pp., $33.99 The Arctic is not the place it used to be; climate change is taking care of that.

Few actors make it look as easy as Ted Danson, whether he is playing Boston’s favourite bartender on Cheers or an afterlife master of ceremonies on the comedy The Good Place, now in its second season on NBC.

On Saturday, the Early Music Society of the Islands will present the acclaimed French vocal ensemble Diabolus in Musica, which made its Victoria debut in 2010 and is returning for the first time (8 p.m.

ONSTAGE What: Jenufa When: Thursday, 8 p.m. (runs through Oct. 22) Where: Royal Theatre Tickets: $25-$165 at rmts.bc.

What: Art of the Cocktail Where: Crystal Gardens, 713 Douglas St. When: Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets: $35 to $65 More information: artofthecocktail.

ONSTAGE What: Red Death Where: Craigdarroch Castle, 1050 Joan Cres. When: Oct. 17-31 Tickets: $25-$28 Reservations: 250-592-5323, thecastle.

What: The Comic Strippers Where: McPherson Playhouse When: Saturday, 8 p.m. Tickets: $39.50-$44.50 at rmts.bc.

IN CONCERT What: Harry Manx with the Yaletown String Quartet When: Saturday, 8 p.m. Where: University Centre Farquhar Auditorium (3800 Finnerty Rd.), University of Victoria Tickets: $40 at tickets.uvic.